ABSTRACT
A 45-year-old woman underwent pars plana vitrectomy for vitreous hemorrhage in the right eye 20 years prior to presentation. She also had prior phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation and subsequent laser capsulotomy in the right eye. Multiple preretinal metallic fragments were visible on the retinal surface and were presumed to be stainless steel fragments from the vitrectomy instrument. The fragments were documented by color photography, fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography, and echography. Visual acuity was 20/30, electrophysiologic testing was normal, and no signs of toxicity were present. No surgical intervention was planned. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2008;39:319-322.]
AUTHORS
From the Department of Ophthalmology (TWH, HWF, AB, J-MP), Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida; and Retina Specialists (JTT), Baltimore, Maryland.
Accepted for publication April 30, 2008.
Supported in part by Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, New York; Grant P30EY14801 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; and the Henri and Flore Lesieur Foundation.
Address correspondence to Audina Berrocal, MD, 900 NW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33136.
